Paavo Olavi Lonkila (born Lång on 11 January 1923 – 22 September 2017) was a Finnish cross-country skier. He won a gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1952 Olympics and finished third in the individual 18 km race, 11 seconds behind his teammate Tapio Mäkelä. Earlier his 4 × 10 km relay team placed second at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where he finished fifth over 18 km. He won the 18 km event at the 1951 Holmenkollen ski festival. Lonkila was a farmer by occupation. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze) World Championships 1 medal – (1 silver) References External links Holmenkollen winners since 1892 – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file Paavo Lonkila, a Famous Kiuruvesi sportsman 1923 births 2017 deaths People from Kiuruvesi Finnish male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers of Finland Cross-country skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Finland Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from North Savo 20th-century Finnish people